ANC Northern Cape endorses Ramaphosa for party leader

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The Northern Cape has become the first province to declare support for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to take over from President Jacob Zuma as leader of the governing party during the conference. The ANC's newly elected Secretary, Deshi Nxanga, read out the provincial conference declaration on Saturday 13 May 2017. It stated that when the ANC opens its succession race, the Northern Cape would call for the tradition of the ANC deputy succeeding the president to be followed.The resolution by the party in the province has made it the first province to declare support for Mr Ramaphosa during a conference.“Delegates unanimously agreed that when the debate is opened by NEC [national executive committee], the ANC Northern Cape … will insist on the adherence to the tradition that [the] deputy president should be elected as president when the current president's term comes to an end,” Mr Nxanga was quoted as saying.The ANC will elect its new leader later this year in December at its 54th national congress when Mr Zuma's term as party leader ends. Citizen